Magdato, Esther Praise L.

DENT1B

Puzzle time!
Count the number of total squares that can be seen in this figure:

Explain your answer briefly.

There are 14 squares present in this image. First, I divide the preceding figure into three
separate squares. The smallest square, the middle-sized square, and finally the largest
square, which includes all of the uses of the figure. If we count the number, there are
nine 1x1 squares, four 2x2 squares, and one 3x3 square. This totals 9+4+1=4, which
means that a 3x3 grid has 14 visible squares.